(5-Adult) Join us for an evening campfire the whole family can enjoy. Explore the wonders of our natural world through nature walks, interactive activities and animal presentations. Includes s’mores. Topics vary by date. All participants, including accompanying adults, must register and pay for the program.
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Evening campfire at Hidden Pond Nature Center features nature walks, interactive activities, animal presentations, and s’mores, for ages 5 and up.
Morning Tai Chi class at Hunters Woods Plaza, led by Hunters Woods Fellowship House residents, free drop‑in session, moves indoors during inclement weather, for all ages.
Reston Holiday Parade at Reston Town Center features RCC On Wheels rolling by, followed by Santa photos, tree lighting, community sing‑along and horse‑drawn carriage rides.
Ilana Rubin leads a peaceful morning mini‑retreat of nature and forest therapy at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens, offering grounding and gratitude for a holiday season recharge.
Family Fun Fridays at Riverbend Park’s Nature Center offers books, crafts, games, microscope exploration, puzzles, sandbox digging, and hourly naturalist read‑alouds, all ages.
Naturalist-led hike at Lake Fairfax explores plants, animals, and iNaturalist photography; smartphones, cameras, binoculars welcome, with themes like salamanders, birds, wildflowers, trees, history, for ages 8 and up.
Storytelling session at Ellanor C. Lawrence Park Visitor Center & Amphitheater includes a book reading, nature activities, a short hike, and a craft, for ages 3–6.
Southside Park Habitat Restoration (Town of Vienna) — Habitat restoration work at Southside Park.
Spooky Dry Ice Science (Hidden Oaks Nature Center) — bubbling concoctions, screaming spoons, and Boo bubbles demonstrate states of matter, for ages 5 and up.
Bat Walk at the Bend (Riverbend Park) — Educational scavenger hunt through woods about bats, ending with a handcrafted bat decoration, ages 5 and up.
Craft and experiment with a naturalist, exploring new pumpkin uses and getting messy at Burke Lake Park, for ages 4–18.
Candlelit guided tour of George Washington’s home recreates Christmas 1776, featuring colonial‑style dancing, Aladdin the camel, and 18th‑century holiday tradition stories.
Hike through fall foliage, identify trees, then craft a keepsake from a perfect leaf at Riverbend Park for ages 5 and up.
